Department of Education
Region V
Division of Camarines Sur
Ragay District
Baya Elementary School
ACTION
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
IMPROVING
READING COMPREHENSION
THROUGH
THE USE OF HIGHER ORDER THINKING ACTIVITIES
I – Proponent:
MR. NOEL
R. DAURAN
Master
Teacher – I
Baya
Elementary School
Ragay,
Camarines Sur
II – Background of the study:
The area of focus for my research is
improving Reading Comprehension Through the Use of Higher-Order Thinking
Skills. Without the solid foundation of reading skills the researcher feels
that children will be struggle hard throughout their schooling and adult life.
By learning the best comprehension strategies and how to best teach these
strategies to the pupils, the researcher hopes to provide the solid foundation
needed to succeed. Although the school’s NAT result has meet or exceed its expectation,
still the researcher has thought of a way to improve it.
In
reading class, the grade III pupils scored 84%, but the scores dropped in the 4th
grade. So, the researcher concludes that the pupils scores decrease because of
the pupils have a very poor higher-order thinking skills. In this study, the
researcher hopes to incorporate higher-order thinking activities to increase
reading test scores and develop meaningful reading experience to the pupils.
III – Statement of the
problem:
As
the teacher researcher of this research, I have found out that many of my
pupils in grade III are able to read fluently, but still have difficulty in
answering the how and why questions. I am hoping that by incorporating higher
order thinking skills my pupils would be able to transfer and make connections
to reading. This is important in order for a child to be successful. I feel
that incorporating reading strategies and showing pupils how to reflect about
what they have read, would improve their reading comprehension and to become
lifelong learners. I am looking forward to working on this area of concern and
sharing my findings with my co – teachers.
IV – Significance of the
study:
This
study will be deemed important for the proper recognition of the Improving
Reading Comprehension Through the use of Higher – Order Thinking Skills on the
academic performance of grade III pupils. Likewise, the findings of this study
may prove useful to the following, to wit;
Pupils. Having a clearer view and
firsthand experience of the teacher’s performance, this will further enhance
pupil’s knowledge of the importance of mastering the basic skills of their
competencies so they will make an effort to do best. This may lead to better
enthusiasm and develop good study habit.
Teachers. This study may heighten their
awareness in identifying the learning
tasks that are well developed as well as the least. This may further be
a motivating factor to adapt measures and new strategies for the improvement of
instructions in reading.
Parents. The result of this study will
serve as bird’s eye view of the parent to know the needs of their children with
regards to improving their reading comprehension.
School Administrators and Supervisors.
Result of this investigation may encourage administrator and supervisors help
their teachers upgrade their teaching performance in improving reading
comprehension through closer supervision
and faculty development and training programs.
Department of Education Camarines Sur
Specially in Ragay District. With the use of the results of the study, any
educational improvement will benefit the municipality of Ragay as it may
improve the quality of working force of the municipality or the quality of life
of their respective constituents.
Curriculum Planners. The findings of
this study may assists the planners in the proper selection of methods,
techniques, and strategies that need to be reinforced.
Community. The results of this study
may benefit the community in as much as they know that the teachers of their
children are equipped with the necessary tools and competencies in teaching
them.
Researcher Himself. This may serve as
inspiration in teaching his pupils above and beyond his capacity.
Future researcher. The information and
insights that will be gained from this study may serve as guide for other
researcher in framing their conceptual framework and design and at the same
time encourage them to conduct lateral studies within their area of
preferences.
V – Scope of the study
The general
focus of the present study was on the Improving Reading Comprehension Through
the Use of Higher – Order Thinking Skills activities of the grade III pupils in
Baya Elementary School, District of Ragay, Division of Camarines Sur. The study
covered the Phil-Iri Assessment results of the school year 2010- 2011 utilizing
the posttest.The aspects in Improving Reading comprehension that the present
study will look into the different reading strategies. Predicting, Making
connections, visualizing, Inferring, Questioning, and Summarizing are shown on
this research to improve reading comprehension.
VI – Research Design
A.Methodology
This study employ the pre – experimental
one-shot case study.
According to De Jesus the pre-Experimental ne shot
case study is a design in which a single group is only studied once, subsequent
to a treatment is the instruction of reading strategies. It is important to
teach the strategies by naming the strategy and how it should be used, modeling
through think aloud process, group practice, partner practice, and independent
use of the strategy.
Parental
consent was obtained for this research project during the last week of August.
To show evidence of a problem in reading comprehension the teacher researcher
orally surveyed his grade III pupils using the Metacomprehension Strategy
Index(MSI). During the first week of September, the researcher administered
this oral survey to his pupils. The survey measured each students’ awareness of
the strategies used in the reading process, the teacher researcher reads one
part of the survey per day for three consecutive days. This tool was used to
measure the pupil’s awareness of their strategic reading process before the
strategies were introduced.
The
second tool used was the PHIL – IRI Test administered to the pupils in the
third grade classroom in the first week of July, 2011. This tool is used to
determine student growth in reading comprehension.
The
teacher observation checklist was used by the researcher to gather data
throughout the intervention. This tool provides information of changes on how
well his pupils understand and use reading comprehension strategies over time.
B. Sampling Design
Purposive
sampling was employed in selecting pupils-respondent of the study. The pupils
who were selected were enrolled in the third class for the school year 2011 –
2012.
c. Description of Instrument Data and Gathering Form.
The
Metacomprehension Strategy Index (MSI) had a total of 25 questions divided into
three parts that asked about the strategies pupils used to help them better
understand the story. Part I of MSI is consist of statement about the
strategies used prior to reading a story, Part II of the MSI is consist
POST
– IMPLEMENTATION
Dates
|
Activities
|
March 21, 2012
|
Writing the presentation and analysis of
result
|
March 25, 2012
|
Makes revisions and complete the Action
Research Project
|
April, 2012
|
Submit Final Action Research project
|
PROPOSED BUDGET
Expected
Expenses
|
Proposed
Budget
|
Bond paper
|
P 108.00
|
Computer’s Ink
|
P1,606.00
|
Fare (from Ragay to Div. Office)
|
P 600.00
|
Total
|
P 2, 300
|
Prepared By;
MR. NOEL R. DAURAN
Researcher
Noted:
HELEN J. DE LIMA
School head
Recommending
Approval:
OPHELIA A. PLATON, Ph.D. FE C. BACLIG
PSDS ES – I
Approved:
NORMA
B. SAMANTELA
ASDS
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